Brandywine Conservancy, Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, Stroud Water Research Center, Natural Lands Trust, Crawford, Jr., F. 2016. Model Riparian Buffer Protection Overlay District: Proposed Regulations for Use in a Municipal Zoning Ordinance, 2nd Edition.

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This is a model ordinance for riparian buffer protection. It was prepared by the Brandywine Conservancy and Pennsylvania Land Trust Association with funding from the William Penn Foundation, Colcom Foundation, Community Conservation Partnerships Program, and Environmental Stewardship Fund (administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources). The document contains a brief summary of key design decisions before the model ordinance itself.